Over to the voters

Chennai is bracing itself for the polling day. With curtains coming down on campaign to the 67 wards of the city, polling is all set to start at the stroke of seven tomorrow.

Chennai cools up to global warming!

Suddenly 'global warming' is on everyone's lip.  And Chennaiites too had a reason to mouth that as a sudden burst of heavy rain caught them off guard and left them soaking, and perhaps thinking, too this morning.

Cops identify dead lover-couple

The lover couple which committed suicide yesterday near the Tambaram Railway track has been identified, police said. The lovers, fearing parents' protest, ended their lives by jumping before a train near Erumbuliyur yesterday.

Police crack murder case

Chennai police have arrested a 24-year-old man on the charge of murdering a businessman belonging to Perambur and recovered jewellery worth Rs 2 crore, Rs 30 lakh in cash,  13.7 kg gold and diamond jewellery from him.

Cauvery verdict: MDMK stages fast in Chennai

AIADMK and MDMK will continue to raise their voice against 'injustice' meted out to Tamilnadu by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, MDMK general secretary Vaiko said today.

When the voter is voted out!

To be talking of such dull  things as Corporation polls during Valentine's week is not a very romantic idea. But, with no love lost between the vote-lorn politicos and the people they court, the current round of polls even otherwise lacks the familiar lusture of a democratic festival which is what elections are, says Editor T R Jawahar.

What's the good word?

The funny thing about English is that it is, well, so funny that it never ceases to make fun of  you, says Associate Editor K Balakumar.

Double trouble in board game

Siblings taking up the same sport and making a mark is not uncommon these days. In chess, a game that has seen players from Tamilnadu, especially Chennai win laurels, a brother-sister duo is making waves and aiming to break into the higher league with impressive performances in recent days, writes C Shyam Sundar.

Voters keep their fingers crossed

The last year's violence during the civic polls continuing to be in living memory, the residents of the 67 wards in Chennai that go to polls tomorrow are an anxious lot and are keeping their fingers crossed, says V Gangadharan.